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Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 16 Feb 2022, 08:49 PM
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Posted By mechanic
Thanks for the links. 'notmuch' looks interesting...

Thanks for the links. 'notmuch' looks interesting but not much detail as to how to use with IMAP accounts. One follow-on link from that site is 'neomutt' - https://neomutt.org/guide/intro - which...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 15 Feb 2022, 04:41 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,782
Posted By mechanic
Archive tools

On my Windows system I find the MailStore archive system invaluable. It's quick, searches content and headers and the presentation is good. Also it's free! When I switch to a Linux system there are...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 18 Sep 2021, 01:32 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 46,984
Posted By mechanic
Outdated, maybe, but did Google suddenly turn...

Outdated, maybe, but did Google suddenly turn altruistic sometime in the last couple of years? Have they suddenly taken the customer's privacy to heart? I don't think so!
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 17 Sep 2021, 07:59 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 46,984
Posted By mechanic
Strange that there are so many gmail users, when...

Strange that there are so many gmail users, when gmail is not even listed in the https://prxbx.com/email/ list - it's definitely not recommended. And using Australian based companies - don't these...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 21 Feb 2020, 07:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,678
Posted By mechanic
Posteo explains their approach quite...

Posteo explains their approach quite clearly:

https://posteo.de/en/help/how-does-the-posteo-spam-filter-work
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 15 Sep 2015, 10:12 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 30,691
Posted By mechanic
(Sorry about late reply but this seems better...

(Sorry about late reply but this seems better than new thread)

Posteo.de claims to have in-place spam filters, but there's no way for users to check their operation or tune them. Or have I missed...
Forum: Runbox Forum 3 Sep 2014, 06:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,917
Posted By mechanic
A quick follow-up; Postbox IMAP client has the...

A quick follow-up; Postbox IMAP client has the 'copy' option in their filters,as of course does Thunderbird.
Forum: Runbox Forum 1 Sep 2014, 07:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,864
Posted By mechanic
That's the implication if I keep each folder to...

That's the implication if I keep each folder to 100 items or less. Where else would they all go?


We aren't talking about webmail, we're talking IMAP clients. The Runbox Webmail application doesn't...
Forum: Runbox Forum 1 Sep 2014, 08:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,864
Posted By mechanic
Well no it doesn't help this customer much, I...

Well no it doesn't help this customer much, I don't want a system with fifty small folders of 100 items each. Google taught us not to throw away mail a few years ago so for individuals let alone...
Forum: Runbox Forum 31 Aug 2014, 12:57 AM
Replies: 329
Views: 97,198
Posted By mechanic
Personally I don't like the web interface, its...

Personally I don't like the web interface, its only merit seems to be that it's faster than my IMAP client (Alpine) but it looks a mess. The list of mail items should be numbered, and maybe alternate...
Forum: Runbox Forum 30 Aug 2014, 11:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,864
Posted By mechanic
Well roundcube turns out to be almost as slow as...

Well roundcube turns out to be almost as slow as Alpine in opening and sorting a folder. Maybe it's an IMAP thing? Where's Mark Crispin when we need him?
Forum: Runbox Forum 30 Aug 2014, 11:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,864
Posted By mechanic
You've got a point there - comparing performance...

You've got a point there - comparing performance with the web mail interface it seems that the web site can open and close folders much more quickly. The time lost seems to be in the 'sort' stage...
Forum: Runbox Forum 30 Aug 2014, 02:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,864
Posted By mechanic
Need for Speed!

Some time ago didn't we get a letter/email telling us about big new servers and whatnot to improve the speed of runbox? What happened? It's still painfully slow to open and sort a folder of a...
Forum: Runbox Forum 15 Aug 2014, 07:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,917
Posted By mechanic
No. In the old days we might physically file...

No. In the old days we might physically file duplicates of letters in several folders (to make them easier to find) now we might need to copy email items to different folders. Saved searches won't...
Forum: Runbox Forum 15 Aug 2014, 02:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 172,173
Posted By mechanic
Yes I saw that, but how does that order relate to...

Yes I saw that, but how does that order relate to these priority numbers? Can I enter -30 say, directly? And how to display the order together with the various built-in filters described earlier?
Forum: Runbox Forum 14 Aug 2014, 09:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,917
Posted By mechanic
Copy mail item

Howto copy a mail item from INBOX to some other folder? Particularly in the filters where I can save to another folder but that deletes the item in INBOX. Why no copy option?
Forum: Runbox Forum 14 Aug 2014, 08:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 172,173
Posted By mechanic
So where could I enter these numbers or read the...

So where could I enter these numbers or read the assigned numbers to new filters? I can't see a box for that on the Manager -> Filter page!
Forum: FastMail Forum 15 Jun 2012, 08:36 PM
Replies: 473
Views: 126,486
Posted By mechanic
"Privacy is dead, deal with it,” Sun MicroSystems...

"Privacy is dead, deal with it,” Sun MicroSystems CEO Scott McNealy

-nothing new here, move along...
Forum: FastMail Forum 3 Jun 2012, 09:44 PM
Replies: 473
Views: 126,486
Posted By mechanic
When does Zuckerberg get back from his honeymoon?...

When does Zuckerberg get back from his honeymoon? Things won't move before he has his say.
Forum: Runbox Forum 29 May 2012, 08:16 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,652
Posted By mechanic
Thanks for that gem, just what I needed to...

Thanks for that gem, just what I needed to re-arrange folders imported from MailStore! Maybe the info could be added to the 'help' pages, I couldn't find it there.

Runbox is looking better and...
Forum: Runbox Forum 29 May 2012, 04:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,652
Posted By mechanic
Thanks for that - I wonder if you can tell us...

Thanks for that - I wonder if you can tell us when your webmail interface will support drag and drop re-ordering of the folders under INBOX?
Forum: FastMail Forum 28 May 2012, 12:27 AM
Replies: 473
Views: 126,486
Posted By mechanic
Nothing new there: “Privacy is dead, deal with...

Nothing new there:
“Privacy is dead, deal with it,” Sun MicroSystems CEO Scott McNealy, 2000
Forum: FastMail Forum 27 May 2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 473
Views: 126,486
Posted By mechanic
Great link, thanks. I was on the point of jumping...

Great link, thanks. I was on the point of jumping to RunBox but this (linked) thread gave food for thought...
Forum: FastMail Forum 27 May 2012, 08:55 PM
Replies: 473
Views: 126,486
Posted By mechanic
Because you are not using it any more, through no...

Because you are not using it any more, through no fault of your own?
Forum: Runbox Forum 27 May 2012, 08:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,652
Posted By mechanic
Yes I'm also looking for a replacement email...

Yes I'm also looking for a replacement email service following the Opera rumours. As part of the change-over process a scan of the support forum is of course sensible. There have been two threads...
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